validate-and-ship

# Validate and Ship

Automated pre-flight checks and shipping workflow. Executes validation, cleanup, and git workflow in sequence, stopping only when user intervention is required.

## Input Validation

**Optional Arguments:**
- `--skip-validate` - Skip plugin validation phase
- `--skip-cleanup` - Skip repository cleanup phase
- `--dry-run` - Preview all phases without executing changes
- `<branch-name>` - Custom branch name for shipping (passed to ship phase)

**Dry-Run Mode:**
When `--dry-run` is specified:
- Run validation (read-only, always safe)
- Preview cleanup changes without executing
- Preview ship operations without executing
- Prefix all output with `[DRY-RUN]`

## Workflow Overview

```
┌─────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐
│  Phase 1:       │     │  Phase 2:       │     │  Phase 3:       │
│  Validate       │────▶│  Clean Repo     │────▶│  Ship           │
│  Plugins        │     │                 │     │                 │
└─────────────────┘     └─────────────────┘     └─────────────────┘
        │                       │                       │
        ▼                       ▼                       ▼
   STOP if errors          Continue with           Full ship
   CONTINUE if warnings    artifact cleanup        workflow
```

## Execution

Execute each phase in sequence. Only stop for blocking issues that require user intervention.

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## Phase 1: Plugin Validation

Run `/validate-plugin --all` to check all plugins in the repository.

### 1.1 Execute Validation

Perform the full validation as defined in `/validate-plugin`:
- Structure validation
- Skill structure validation (nested directories, `name` field)
- Frontmatter validation
- Marketplace schema validation
- Version synchronization
- Content validation
- Namespace collision detection
- Pattern compliance

### 1.2 Evaluate Results

**Blocking (STOP):**
- Any validation errors (missing required fields, invalid structure, version mismatch)
- Display the error summ